Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
gettysburg Concluded.

etery Hill and Cups Hill, and was oc-
cupied by Stevens 9Th Maine Battery
during the 2nd and 3rd day of the en-
gagement. Capt. Stevens, who was
present, gave graphic description Of
the enemy's charge on East Cemetery
Hill, during which engagement he was
wounded by the explosion of shell
coming from Benner's Hill across Rock
Greek. When Captain Stevens was
wounded, Sergeant Chase. of his bat
terry, carried him behind the knoll. He
returned Immediately. aud, while sight
ing his gun, she'll from the enemy ex-
ploded in front of him. and caused him
TO lose his left arm. the right eye, and
causing forly.One other wounds. lie
was present 10 tell his own story.
The commission then proceeded
along the west side of Culp's Hill to-
wards Spangler's Spring On this
route We met the only rebel monument
ON the field II belongs to the First Ma
ryland Confederate Infantry, and was
placed flush against the Union breast
works. A marker, a hundred yards in
side of our lines, is claimed to be the
spot To which this regiment pene.
trated our lines. The rules of the Battle
field Association forbids to have any
Rebel Confederate monument inside Of
our lines, though markers may be placed
TO indicate the advanced positions of
regiments. In the case of the Maryland
Regiment, no opposition was placed in
their way when they advanced, as the
to support the left wing on the evening
of the second day. During their alb
sence their line was occupied by the
Rebels, for which they claimed credit.
Spangler's Spring may be found at the
foot of the south side of Culp's Hill.
The Third Brigade of the First Division
of the Twelfth Army Corps, to which
the Third Wisconsin was attached, held
the line in front of SpangIer Spring, for
short time the first evening. have
no distinct recollection where our regi-
ment was during the first night. The last
| remember while skirmishing in the
woods on VOLTS Hill, | spied pot full
of apple butter, on the wind side of 4
tree, under which | stood for shelter.
called the attention of my nearest
comrade to this discovery, and at the
same time informed him that II did not
want any apple butter" That was the
last | can remember, until the next
morning Twas not wounded, but was
nevertheless noncombattant for the
night, by reason of rebellion within
rebellion caused by two quarts of sour
cream and an indefinite quantity of
red cherries, partaken of by me, during
the afternoon of the first day The site
of the monument of our Regt. was Local
ted on flat rock from eight to ten feet
square, about three feet high on an un-
named rise of ground which was occupied
by our Brigade during part of the second
and third day. This position is small
strip of woods bordering on the east on
Rock creek, on the west on an open field
and north on a swampy swag of ground
which separated us from Spangler
Spring and the foot of Cups Hill.
Large and small boulders were irreg-
ularly distributed through this piece of
timber which afforded some protection
to advanced skirmishing companies
amongst these rocks Co. F., of the Sd
Regt had two men killed and several
wounded, William Wagner, of Liberty.
and Thomas Barlow, of Hickory Grove,
one shot through the head the other
through the heart, neither moved after
the bullet struck them. Both were good
and brave soldiers. Wagner almost
touched me when he fell. The tree that
protected him was within ten feet of the
rock which covered Sergt. Beebe and
your obcdient servant. 1t was a hot
place. can distinctly remember that
my head kept up a continuous devout
motion, and can prove it by my COM
rale Beebe from Platteville, this was not
by reason of religious veneration, but
was an attempt to dodge the bullets
which the Rebs passed across the swale,
from the woods beyond.
rho I'd Mass. and 9th Inl Regis
charged across this swale, which is not
over a hundred yards wide, they did ii
CALAMITY. In less than five minutes the
former lost 1876 killed and wounded out
of 332. and the latter lost III killed and
wounded out of 33S.
No Drawer regiment ever wore the
blue. These regiments were associated
with our Regt in the same brigade dur
ing the entire war.
After the site of the monument was
located. Col. Stevenson, Major Parks,
and found that we had been deserted
by our companions and our carriage had
left us. Hot and dusty, we were COM
PEELED to climb Cups Hill and make
our way to the hotel the best we could.
When we entered Gettysburg we came
across our hack driver, we accosted him
in soldiers parlance, but he claimed he
was acting under orders. Next we
came across our room mate, we tried to
make an impression on him but failed.
he was used to it. He used TO edit
paper, he takes a good deal
like Democrat now and know he is
a Prohibitionist. A person of such
politics, passing through the last state
alive gets used to all kinds of
abuse. Capt Steinmeyer, who was also
in the carriage when it left us was found
at the dinner table. We talked to him
until his hair stood a la pompadour.
After going the rounds we could not as
certain who was to blame for this mis-
carriage.
After dinner the party went to locate
the site of the 9TH Wisconsin monument
east of Round Top near the fancy town
Road. The site for the monument of Co
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